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Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2008 Order Code RL30076 Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2008 Updated July 15, 2008 Stephen W. Stathis Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2008 Summary Senators and Representatives are frequently asked to support or sponsor proposals recognizing historic events and outstanding achievements by individuals or institutions. Among the various forms of recognition that Congress bestows, the Congressional Gold Medal is often considered the most distinguished. Through this venerable tradition, the occasional commissioning of individually struck gold medals in its name, Congress has expressed public gratitude on behalf of the nation for distinguished contributions for more than two centuries. Since 1776, this award, which initially was bestowed on military leaders, has also been given to such diverse individuals as Sir Winston Churchill and Bob Hope, George Washington and Robert Frost, Joe Louis and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Most recently, a Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to internationally recognized physician and surgeon Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey. Members of Congress and their staff frequently ask questions concerning the nature, history, and contemporary application of the process for awarding Gold Medals. This report responds to congressional inquiries concerning this process, and includes a historical examination and chronological list of these awards. It is intended to assist Members of Congress and staff in their consideration of future Gold Medal proposals, and will be updated as Gold Medals are approved. Contents Practices Adopted During the American Revolution .......................1 First Medals Were Struck in Paris.................................3 Recipients in the Nineteenth Century ..................................3 War of 1812 ..................................................3 Mexican War.................................................4 Congress Broadens the Scope of Its Gold Medal......................4 Recipients in the 20th and 21st Centuries ................................6 Actors, Artists, Authors, Entertainers, and Musicians..................7 Aeronautical and Space Pioneers ..................................8 Antarctic Explorers ............................................9 Acclaimed Lifesavers...........................................9 Distinguished Military Personnel .................................11 Notables in Agriculture, Science and Medicine......................12 Awards for Public Service, Athletic Prowess, Civil Rights Activism, and Humanitarian Contributions.............................13 Foreign Recipients................................................16 Design and Casting of Gold Medals ..................................18 Legislative Procedures.............................................19 Procedures in the 110th Congress.................................19 Bills to Change Procedures or Criteria ............................20 Appendix: Recipients of Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2008: A Chronological List ..........................................22 Name Index .....................................................38 Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2008 George Washington, Bob Hope, Joe Louis, the Wright Brothers, Robert Frost, Francis Albert “Frank” Sinatra, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta share a common bond in American history. These notable personages, together with approximately 300 other individuals and the American Red Cross, have been accorded the unique distinction of being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Through these awards, Congress has expressed public gratitude for distinguished contributions, dramatized the virtues of patriotism, and perpetuated the remembrance of great events. This tradition, of authorizing individually struck gold medals bearing the portraits of those so honored or images of events in which they participated, is rich with history. Although Congress has approved legislation stipulating specific requirements for numerous other awards and decorations,1 there are no permanent statutory provisions specifically relating to the creation of Congressional Gold Medals. When such an award has been deemed appropriate, Congress has, by special action, provided for the creation of a personalized medal to be given in its name, which would in each instance truly record the approbation of a grateful country. Practices Adopted During the American Revolution Congress from the outset was “imbued with the conviction that only the very highest achievements [were] entitled to such a distinction, and that the value of a reward is enhanced by its rarity!”2 Instituting such a tradition was considered “both a legitimate function and powerful instrument of nationality.”3 “Few inventions,” Colonel David Humphrey wrote in 1787, “could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and splendid events than medals — whether we take into consideration the imperishable nature of the substance whence they are formed, the facility of multiplying copies, or the practice of depositing them in the cabinets of the curious.”4 With these words, Humphrey, who had the responsibility for having the first gold medals struck in 1 See “Decorations, Medals, and Badges,” in the general index of the United States Code: 2000 Edition (Washington: GPO, 2001). 2 J.F. Loubat, The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876, 2 vols. (New York: Printed by Author, 1878), vol. 1, p. viii. 3 Julian P. Boyd, L. H. Butterfield, Charles Cullen, and John Catanzariti, eds., The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 31 vols. to date (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1950- ), vol. 16, p. 53. 4 David Humphrey to Matthew Carey (Printer of the American Museum), November 1787, in Labatt, The Medallic History of the United States, vol. 1, p. xxiv. CRS-2 Paris, captured the essence of the feelings which inspired the Continental Congress to choose medals as its highest distinction and expression of national appreciation.5 Following a long standing historical practice, Congress commissioned gold medals as tributes for what were considered to be the most distinguished achievements. Silver and bronze medals, and ceremonial swords, were awarded for less eminent, but still notable, accomplishments.6 Of these, only the gold medal has been continuously awarded to the present day. The Continental Congress had not yet proclaimed its independence from Great Britain when, on March 25, 1776, George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, was tendered the first Congressional Gold Medal for his “wise and spirited conduct” in bringing about British evacuation of Boston.7 During the next 12 years, the Continental Congress authorized an additional six gold medals for Revolutionary military and naval leaders. In 1777, Major General Horatio Gates was recognized for his “brave and successful efforts” in bringing about the surrender of the British Army at Saratoga. Two years later, a similar honor was bestowed upon Major General Anthony Wayne in 1779 for his courageous assault on the British at Stony Point, New York.8 A gold medal was also given to Major Henry Lee in commemoration of the skill and bravery he exhibited against the British at Paulus Hook, New Jersey. Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and Major General Nathaniel Greene were praised for their gallant efforts in South Carolina during 1781. Six years later, John Paul Jones was similarly honored for his “valor and brilliant services” in capturing the Serapis.9 5 Humphrey “succeeded in securing the cooperation of the Academe d’Insciptions et Belles- Lettres in Paris and this learned institution nominated a committee of four among its members who worked very expeditiously in devising designs and inscriptions” for the medals the Continental Congress had authorized. Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution (Washington: The National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1973), p. 1. 6 T. Bailey Meyers, “Our National Medals,” Magazine of American History, vol. 2, September 1878, pp. 529-532. Altogether Congress authorized a total of 15 medals and 10 ceremonial swords during the Confederation period. Boyd, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 16, pp. 54-55. 7 U.S. Continental Congress, Journals of the Continental Congress: 1774-1789, vol. 4, March 25, 1776, p. 234. Brief histories of George Washington’s gold medal are found in Georgia Stamm Chamberlain, American Medals and Medalists (Annandale, VA: Designed and Lithographed by the Turnpike Press, Inc., 1963), pp. 16-17; R.W. Julian, Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892 (El Cajon, CA: The Token and Medal Society, Inc., 1977), pp. 114-115. 8 Journals of the Continental Congress, vol. 9, November 4, 1777, pp. 861-862; vol. 14, July 26, 1779, p. 890. 9 Ibid., vol. 15, September 24, 1779, p. 1099; vol. 19, January 17, 1781, pp. 246-247; vol. 21, October 19, 1781, pp. 1083-1085; vol. 33, October 16, 1787, p. 687. For discussions of these medals, see Theodore T. Belote, “War Medals of the American Revolution,” (continued...) CRS-3 First Medals Were Struck in Paris While the Continental Congress was prompt in approving each of these medals, those responsible for carrying out the wishes of Congress were far less expeditious. Because of its close ties with France, Congress turned to Paris for advice and assistance in having the medals struck. Unfortunately, Congress’ preoccupation with the
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